Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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